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The Hindu

The Hindu Subject Pg No Headlines Relevance for Prelims and Mains     1 Rights champions in Belarus, Russia, Ukraine get Nobel (Miscellaneous) Who are the Nobel Peace Prize winners for 2022? GS 2 1 Panel to study SC status of Dalits post conversion (Polity and Governance) Why has the government set up the KG Balakrishnan-headed […]

India at 100: The dream of a healthy nation

In News  It is expected that India at 100  will be an equitable country, built on firm access to high-quality healthcare. About the vision  Provider of healthcare personnel  to the world : India is blessed with a growing economy and a huge, young population that is relatively healthy therefore it can become a provider of […]

Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant

In News  The Ministry of Finance  released the 7th monthly installment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) Grant of Rs.7,183.42 crore to 14 States.   The grant has been released as per the recommendations of the Fifteenth Finance Commission. About Post Devolution Revenue Deficit Grant They are provided to the States under Article 275 of the […]

Stage 1 of Graded Response Action Plan GRAP

In News Recently, the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) said that measures under ‘Stage-1’ of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) will be enforced in the NCR with immediate effect.  The order came after Delhi’s AQI deteriorated to be in the ‘poor’ category. What is the Graded Response Action Plan? GRAP is a set […]

Super Apps

In News Recently, Elon Musk revealed the idea of creating an “everything app”. What is a super app? It has been described as the Swiss army knife of mobile apps, offering a suite of services for users such as messaging, social networking, peer-to-peer payments and e-commerce shopping. These mega apps are widely used in Asia […]

Cis-gender Women

In News Recently, in a significant judgment the Supreme Court said it was unconstitutional to distinguish between married and unmarried women while allowing abortion when the foetus is between 20-24 weeks.  Going a step further, the court said the term ‘woman’ in the judgment included persons other than cisgender women. What is Cisgender? The term […]

Nobel Peace Prize for 2022

In News  The 2022 Nobel Peace Prize has been jointly awarded to Belarusian human rights advocate Ales Bialiatski, the Russian human rights organisation Memorial, and the Ukrainian human rights organisation Centre for Civil Liberties.  The award was announced by the Norwegian Nobel Committee in Oslo.  About Nobel Peace Prize The Peace Prize laureates represent civil […]

Concept note on Digital Rupee (e-rupee)

In News  The RBI released a concept note on digital rupee (e-rupee). The Government of India had also announced the launch of a CBDC in its 2022 Union Budget. What is e-rupee (digital rupee)? E-rupee or digital rupee is a digital version of the Indian rupee that the RBI is exploring.  E-rupee is akin to […]

U.S.-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP)

Context The Ministerial dialogue of US-India Strategic Clean Energy Partnership (USISCEP) was held recently. About The revamped USISCEP was launched in accordance with the U.S -India Climate and Clean Energy Agenda 2030 Partnership announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Joe Biden. The partnership continues to advance energy security and innovation and deploying technical […]

World Cotton Day

Context October 7 is celebrated each year as World Cotton Day. Year 2022 marks the third-anniversary celebration of the international event. About the Day History/ Background: The first World Cotton Day was proposed by the World Trade Organization on October 7, 2019, by the Cotton Four, four sub-Saharan African cotton producers Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, […]